GEOGRAPHY or Inpia. ae 387 
commentary on the Maha-hharat, the name of this place* is written 
Bhima-spharddha, or rather Bhima-sparddha, because Buima, having 
defeated, in these passes, the army of Bartdsura, laughed and rejoiced. 
roy consequence of his victory. The first etymology, I think is by far 
preferable. This appears. to be the mount Bepyrrhus of Protemy, and 
its ‘erroneous direction. in ‘his map may be rectified: Bepyrrhus, and 
Otiorocorrha are parts of the Padapa, or foot of amount Himélaya, and 
ought to be connected as such, Bepyrrhus, to the west and Otiorocorrha to 
the east, and to the narth of Aséma; for the latter is only a prolongation of 
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the former, - 
s THE country of Gada or Gdda-grdina is pronounced by the natives Gor- 
saul; ar Guer-ganh, that is to say the town of ‘Gor, whatever be its mean- 
ing, and through the rest of India it is called Gor, and also by our writers 
_ofthe'17th century. Even Pronemy writesit Corrha as in Ottoro-corrha. 
This: country is generally called A’séma, and is divided into two parts 
Ultara) or Uitaro-gora, and’ Dacshina-gora, in the spoken. dialects 
Utiar-gol, and Dekhin-gol, that is to say, north and south Gera. In the 
spoken. dialects, these ‘two divisions, are also called Uttar-pdda, and 
Dekhin-pdda, that is to say the N, and S, division. 
Tue Damas? of Protemy, imply the southern mountains, from the San- 
seri, Yamya, and Vamasya, which signify the south; beoause Yama 
rules there,. ‘These words, i the spoken dialects, are pronounced Jamya, 
* Page 538 of my MS, 
